Cultural observer Wieke Dwiharti recalled that story of her childhood in Ciamis, West Java, when batik was still part of the residents' everyday life. From around 1965 to the 1970s, people lived so close to batik that they would either be seen wearing it, or spending their days making it.
It was in the 1980s that the Ciamis batik — part of the great Priangan (Sundanese-style) batik tradition — disappeared entirely, leaving a black mark on Indonesia's batik history. The economic crisis of the late 1970s, Wieke said, was behind the misfortune, driving many batik makers to bankruptcy. Many batik artisans, she went on, also couldn't resist the cost-effective temptation of shifting to the "printed batik" business, where modern machines replaced batik makers.
While they already borrowed a significant amount of money from the bank, they couldn't meet the expected production targets, and with the demand beginning to slow down, the batik business in Ciamis finally collapsed.
For 20 years, Ciamis batik was stricken from history. Luckily, three years ago, the lost heritage was eventually revived, with four batik makers trying to bring the industry back to its former glory and promoting it to the wider public.
"[The four batik makers] were intrigued with the fact the batik tradition in neighboring areas like Garut and Tasikmalaya had managed to survive, so they were motivated to revive Ciamis batik," said lecturer and researcher Herman Jusuf of the West Java Batik Foundation (YBJB).
"They were first spotted after entering a batik design competition held by YBJB and the industry ministry. One of them won the event with a new motif called Ciung Wanara — named after [and inspired by] a local folktale," he added.
Although these batik makers still incorporate the batik cap method, which uses metal stamps, instead of drawing the patterns directly on the fabric, they're a big relief to the batik community. Now, YBJB, along with NGOs such as FKAI and the local government, is putting more effort into preserving the batik tradition in three regencies in the Priangan region — Ciamis, Garut and Tasikmalaya.
As part of efforts to bring Priangan batik back into the limelight, FKAI and YBJB recently documented the Ciamis, Garut and Tasikmalaya batik styles and stories in a book compiled by Herman and his colleagues Didit Pradito and S. Ken Atik. The book, The Dancing Peacock: Colors and Motifs of Priangan Batik, was released last week in conjunction with an exhibition at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, where around 100 Priangan batik cloths were showcased.
(the Dancing Peacock), which shows two beautiful peacocks standing face to face, spreading their colorful tail feathers — as if they're dancing.
As the philosophy goes, the Dancing Peacock motif reflects the character of the Priangan people, mostly known as the Sundanese, who are cheerful, extroverted and flamboyant.
The Dancing Peacock, however, is only one of many other Priangan batik motifs. As the Priangan are traditionally tied to the land with strong agricultural roots, Herman said, motifs of plants and animals have long been incorporated on their batik cloths.
"The Priangan batik motifs are very expressive and vibrant. Motifs like butterflies, birds and chickens are among the popular ones," said Herman. "And because the motifs were created by common people, not by royal members like the Yogyakarta batik for example, the Priangan batik doesn't really symbolize something particular. Any motif can be used by anyone," he added.
Considering the power of attractive motifs and designs on a piece of batik cloth, YBJB has been also working on developing the aesthetic aspect of Priangan batik.
This, according to YBJB chairwoman Sendy Jusuf, has been done with the help of professionals from various fields.
"Now, we're connecting batik makers with fashion designers, academicians, batik lovers and collectors so the designs of Priangan batik will keep developing," said Sendy, adding her foundation also provides batik makers with training, capital and access to a wider market.
Not only that, she went on, the West Java government has asked its people to wear batik clothes twice a week — on Thursday and Friday — to raise their awareness on the precious traditional textile.
"We always call on people to not only see batik just like it is, but to also look beyond it and reflect on the social relations embedded in it. [We want them to reflect on] how each batik piece is the result of many people collaborating, from those who made the fabrics, dyes, metal stamps and canting [a tool to draw batik patterns in wax] to those who designed and produced it," said Sendy, wife of actor-turned-West Java deputy governor Dede Yusuf.
And this, more than anything, will preserve our proud batik tradition.


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Posted on March 8, 2019 by Coleman Morris
By Coleman Morris '20
I had someone come up to me the other day, and he was a friend of mine who was clearly in love.
He was head over heals for this girl, his friend, someone who he kept close.
They had been friends for a while and he had this feeling of love, and compassion, and happiness for her right from the outset.
He just "couldn't take it anymore" he said.
He had been living with this secret built up but didn't know if he should tell this crush he's cherished so very much, or if he should bury it
"Maybe everything is better that way, and that's how it's supposed to be, just friends."
I told him one thing, "No, tell her"
He still wasn't convinced that telling her was the right decision, and that maybe, the outcome would be disastrous.
So I the told him this story about another friend of mine who was in love too, and who had been in the same position as him.
For this story I'm going to call my friend Tom.
Tom was in love with his best friend, but was worried about denial, and was so worried he would lose what he had built up with this girl.
But after dealing with this struggle for too long, he couldn't take it anymore, and decided to just say "ok."
He told her, how he felt.
And guess what? The feeling was mutual.
Tom is still dating this girl to this day, and couldn't be happier with his decision to be true to his heart, and tell her how he feels.
"She's my best friend, and continues to surprise me everyday, if I didn't build up the courage I wouldn't have this, it's one of the boldest things I've ever done, but one of the best."
After hearing this story, about my friend Tom, he finally said he was going to tell her, no matter what.
So, he did just that. He told her.
The feeling, unfortunately, went unrequited.
After hearing the news, my heart sank. I have never felt such a deep rooted sense of regret, I felt like I had built him up only to watch him fall.
But he told me something, "no, it's not your fault, thank you for this, I'm more happy than I've ever been with this situation, I no longer have that feeling built up in my gut that was telling me not to tell her."
That's a brave kid right there.
To confess one's feelings to another is one of the hardest things to do. I've been there, it's hard. And getting rejected sucks.
But, now he doesn't have to ask himself this very question "what If I told her, what would it be like."
He now knows he did everything he could, and is happy he did.
Even if you have to face rejection, do it, because don't ask yourself that question, it will destroy you.
Go for it, don't let it that question consume you.
Regret is one of the worst feelings one can have, and not doing what you can, is a one way ticket to regret.
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In accordance with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces preparation plan, exercises were conducted with formations and military units of the Air Force.
In the course of the tactical exercises, the military units have been brought to the state of full combat readimess at the set time. Having maneuvered, the headquarters and units took new positions. The headquarters and units carried out work on the planning and preparation of combat activities.
The skills of combat crew and the capabilities of military equipment were inspected by means of the simulation of the flights of combat aircrafts and the conduct of combat actions against aerial targets. In the conditions of mountain relief and complex electronic warfare environment, the units have timely detected high-speed air targets and destroyed them with an accurate fire strike.
After the completion of the exercises, the Air Force units have returned to the permanent location.


Slippery snow led to a collision southeast of Fort Dodge at the corner of Quail Avenue and 220th Street Monday evening. The driver of the Buick Enclave was taken to the hospital, but her injuries did not appear to be serious, according to Iowa State Trooper Niel Moranez. Moranez said a blue semi truck was coming north when it turned left onto 220th Street near the Gypsum City Off Highway Vehicle Park, right in front of the GMC Acadia, at right. The Acadia braked and steered to avoid, he said, and the Buick hit the back right corner. It was a daughter following her mother, Moranez said. The occupants of the Acadia weren't hurt. No information was available Monday evening about the driver of the semi. Vincent Fire, and Fort Dodge Fire Rescue also responded.
Colby Seehusen, Vincent assistant fire chief, directs traffic around an accident. The driver of this Buick Encore was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, after a collision on Quail Avenue.


In March, 2006, rock mining operations at the Ojai Quarry on Highway 33 caused a landslide that blocked the North Fork of Matilija Creek with large boulders and debris. Despite newspaper articles and the involvement of numerous government agencies, the creek remains blocked as yet another winter steelhead migration season begins.
As these photos show, sediment was pushed down the slope to cover the rock slide. As a result, runoff from the quarry discharges fine sediment into the creek during rain events.
Video shot on December 18, 2007 documents the impacts to the creek. The Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper turbidity meter was out of range downstream (>1100 NTU) , while we recorded average readings of 100NTU directly upstream of the quarry.
This is especially significant considering that in 2006 Casitas Municipal Water District counted 14 adult steelhead trout passing upstream through their new $8 million fish ladder. The fish ladder was constructed in 2004 to allow the endangered trout access to their upstream spawning grounds. Unfortunately, all this effort and expense appears to have been in vain, at least as one can determine from recent events along the North Fork of Matilija Creek.
North Fork Matilija Creek has been identified as the highest quality steelhead trout habitat currently accessible within the entire Ventura River Watershed. And six years of water quality monitoring by the Ventura River Stream Team (a joint program run by Surfrider Ventura and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper) clearly demonstrate that this creek contains the most pristine water throughout the entire watershed. Until Matilija Dam is removed, this endangered species is restricted to five miles of spawning and rearing habitat in the North Fork of Matilija Creek. The blockage at the quarry reduces available stream habitat to less than one mile.
Meanwhile, Ventura County has been awarded of millions of dollars in state funding for "watershed restoration," both for the removal of Matilija Dam and Integrated Regional Watershed Management. Yet the responsible agencies fail to enforce violations of the quarry's permit, as well as violations of the federal Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act.
The recently released NMFS Southern Steelhead Recovery Plan Outline describes the reasons for population decline. These include the alteration of natural stream flows, physical impediments to fish passage including dams and culverts, stream sedimentation, pollutant discharges into waterways, the spread of non-native species, and the loss of river estuary habitat. Priority actions for recovery include the removal of Matilija Dam and similar impediments to restore free passage to and from the headwaters. Apart from fish passage, perhaps the most important action is to restore natural stream flows.
THREATS: The presence of these two fish in the lower Ventura River is particularly significant as the City of Ventura seeks to increase its water supply to fuel projected growth. Currently approximately 2/3 of the city's water comes from the Ventura River, and there are two projects underway that would potentially increase this amount. 1) Foster Park Wells - upgrade of this facility would potentially double the pumping capacity to match the increased capacity at the Avenue Treatment Plant. 2) Ojai Sanitary Effluent Reuse - a study released this summer suggested that one half of the treated sewage currently discharged into the lower river could be reused, potentially providing an additional 1000 acre-feet per year. The same study noted that in dry years (like 2007) this effluent makes up 80% to 100% of the flow in the lower river.
Meanwhile, reports of fish kills have become common in recent years. This past summer, reports confirmed the deaths of 11 juvenile steelhead below the Robles Diversion Dam. A similar event was documented in March 2006 when a popular swimming hole dried up a short distance downstream of the diversion.
It is important to note, however, that there remains a population of resident native trout in the perennial creeks found in the upper watershed. This habitat was documented as part of the Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study and may be found at the bottom of the reports page: http://matilijadam.org/reports.htm.
It's the little guys like this one that provide the potential for recovery of the species. Steelhead differ from salmon in that they do not have to become anadronmous. But some of the offspring from these resident native trout may decide to head for the ocean, and those that make it may return like the 22"-25" fish sighted by biologists this year.


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Q: Data annotations for input fields with out html helper methods I want to bind the data annotations for the input fields but I am not interested to use html helpers to render my form. can any one suggest how to bind data annotations to plain html input fields with out using html helper methods.
@Html.TextboxFor(model => model.UserName)

it automatically binds validation rule to this text box as we written required at model class
similarly I want same thing if i write like
<input type="text" name="UserName"/>

in also must validate through data annotation.

A: The html attributes that you decorate your model/view model with are referenced via your models ModelMetaData object. By writing the plain HTML you're not going to be able to access that data as you're writing straight HTML.
There's not much of a way to get around this, though if push came to shove then your option would be:
Write some means of turning the ModelMetaData into a JSON object and then add the necessary attributes to the associative html input field, using the name as a reference to the property such as name="Model.UserName".
Out of interest, why are you determind not to use the HTML helpers? Would you be happy to write your own HTML helpers?

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MacKinnon also admonishes the Foundation on Economic Trends for not presenting its arguments to NIH at the time the agency invited public comment on the deliberate-release experiments.
They do have to be weeded, fed and watered," admonishes Newcomer, "but if you forget to water them, they're more forgiving than other plants.


This pony club in the lovely village of Cenves in the upper Beaujolais welcomes you for rides, lessons and courses for all levels of proficiency. Beginners' lessons in trick riding, harnessed teams, treks lasting one or several days. Booking necessary.
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This course is designed for novice indexers who are interested in entering the field of legal indexing, as well as for those experienced indexers who seek to move from non-legal indexing into specialized legal areas. Legal indexing has a wide range, from indexing texts that are utilized by lawyers and non-lawyers alike, to indexing extremely specialized texts on topics such as bankruptcy, securities and constitutional law. The importance of legal indexing cannot be overstated since legal texts comprise the written legal history of the U.S and other countries throughout the world. And, that history is changing daily.
Types of legal texts an indexer might be asked to index and types of clients.
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Standards in legal indexing, special challenges, finding and working with legal clients.
The range of texts that a legal indexer might be asked to index is large and varied. This session will include a discussion of these texts, as well as of the types of clients that an indexer might contract with, including authors, legal publishers and code book, encyclopedia and text book publishers. In addition, we will have an introductory discussion of some aspects of legal indexing that are most unique when compared to other types of indexing, including the large and complex nature of legal indexes, as well as an overview on planning the legal index.
Planning the structural architecture of the legal index requires specific approaches, due to the nature of legal writing. This session will include a discussion of legal reference locators, including page numbers, case citations and section numbers. Also included will be a discussion of the use of multiple legal metatopics, which should provide the user a multi-level map to the topical index.
Since the law is constantly changing, there has always been a requirement that most legal indexes must be frequently supplemented and regularly updated. This session will include a discussion of supplemental indexing and re-indexing, proprietary online legal publisher sites and the sometimes confusing hypertext links that such publishers employ. Also included will be the role of the indexer in online publications, the information architecture of legal sites, the development of online taxonomical structures and search.
Please note: Attendance at the live sessions is not required. Registration entitles you to "on demand" access to the course and unlimited repeat viewings after the initial sessions have aired. The three sessions are each approximately 60 minutes in length.
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The 3-part class is $349 for non-members, and you will have long-term access to the replays.
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Cookie with Barry Franks from Petstown, owner April Reeves, family friend Keira Wright (aged 9) and April's sons (L-R) Dexter, Oliver and Morgan Shuttleworth.
The first ever Melksham News 'Cutest Pet' competition has been won by Cookie, a two-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel dog; and with the title in the bag, Cookie is soon to face another big test – being the ring bearer at her owners' wedding!
Hundreds of votes were received in the special competition organised to celebrate National Pet Month, which aims to raise awareness of responsible pet ownership and encourage fundraising for the nation's needy pets.
112 pets in Melksham battled it out to be crowned the 'cutest' but it was Cookie, owned by couple April Reeves and Chris Shuttleworth and their three sons, Oliver (aged 7), Dexter (aged 3) and Morgan (aged 1), who stole the hearts of Melksham News readers with her big brown eyes and floppy ears.
"I am shocked that she won," said April. "She is my baby girl and I am biased, but I did not expect to win. I was so surprised to get the phonecall with the news. Thank you to everyone who voted!
"Cookie is such a loving dog and follows me everywhere and is always underneath my feet. She has grown up with the kids and they are mad with her, she puts up with so much, especially from Morgan the youngest.
For winning, Cookie and her owners were presented with a special pet hamper kindly donated by Petstown.
Owner of Petstown Barry Franks said, "There has been an excellent response to this competition, we at Petstown have really enjoyed being involved. The Melksham community have certainly proved themselves to be a town of pet lovers!


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Home Business Escape Rooms Come to Jamestown
Escape Rooms Come to Jamestown
Mallery Rockwell
Catherine Johnner has been an accountant all of her life. But she also loves the kind of games her large, competitive family played like "The Amazing Race" and "Survivor." Johnner enjoyed going to Escape Rooms with her children when she lived in St. Lewis, Missouri and with friends in Erie, Pennsylvania. After five years of working for an accounting firm in St. Lewis, she moved back to Jamestown and was faced with a major decision: should she re-grow her business or do something completely different? Johnner's addiction to Escape Rooms and her excitement for games ultimately led her to take on the adventure of creating Escape Rooms Jamestown.
"The Escape Rooms are a great opportunity for people looking for something new and exciting to do in Jamestown," Johnner said. Escape Rooms Jamestown opened in June, located on the second floor of 20 West Third Street. This spacious building is the perfect place for families and friends to exercise their brainpowers and bond while working together.
New Adventure in Town
"Anybody who wants to find something good to do in Jamestown just has to come here!" Johnner said.
Three large, themed Escape Rooms hold a variety of mysteries for teammates who will look for clues, solve puzzles and perform fascinating tasks all within one hour in order to escape. Johnner's love for scuba diving inspired the theme of her signature room, Our Lady of Atocha.
"People always say, 'Do what you know,' and I'm an avid scuba diver," Johnner said.
Our Lady of Atocha is an underwater treasure hunt based on an actual ship that sank off the harbor of Havana, Cuba in 1622. The first room challenges adventurers with 'above the water' action, while in the second room explorers snatch up buried treasure and make their escape from Johnner's underwater adventure.
The Escape Rooms offer an escape for anybody who needs a break from reality. While creating her wonderful escapes, one of Johnner's close friends told her that after long and demanding days, the last thing she wants to do on the weekends is something stressful. Johnner decided to create the Board Room in her honor.
"We're concentrating on the fun factor here, fun activities for anybody's down time," Johnner said.
Corporate Escapes
The Board Room is a thrilling and challenging room to take on, with board games spread across tables and lining the walls. The room is filled with 40 stations of these entertaining childhood games, from games like Battleship to Candy Land. Players put their heads together to uncover secret combinations and discover keys before unlocking corresponding lockers and ultimately solving the puzzle. Johnner said Escape Rooms Jamestown is also creating a team-building program for companies.
"We would either open all three rooms at once and simply let their people come and have a good time, or help them use the rooms as a team-building event," Johnner said. This would include a program that caters to the companies' needs, with Escape Rooms set up based on different developmental patterns. "The most successful teams work together," Johnner said.
Mutineers Ahoy!
Johnner is collaborating with the Summer Wind to create Escape Rooms on the cruise ship. The plan is to have a cocktail cruise with Escape Rooms open to the public for one day in August, date to be determined. The theme is 'Mutiny!' Players will use their wits to actually take over the Summer Wind. This unique cruise could be slated for additional days if the event is a success.
The Escape Rooms are open Wednesday and Friday from 3 to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 11 p.m. The cost is $25 per person, but on "Bargain Wednesdays" the price is only $15 per person. The minimum number of people to occupy a room is three, while the maximum number is eight.
Visit Escape Rooms Jamestown on Facebook, check out the website at www.escaperoomsjamestown.com or info@escaperoomsjamestown.com to book a room (Our Lady Atocha, The Board Room or Consequences), call (716) 217-9039 or simply stop in at 20 West Third Street, Second Floor, Suite 9 in Jamestown, during their open hours.
To read more articles featuring local businesses around the area, please visit www.jamestowngazette.com.
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Mallery Rockwell recently graduated from Ithaca College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. She is very excited to intern for the Jamestown Gazette through the CAP program and pursue her career as a writer. She loves spending time outdoors and traveling when she gets the chance. She always looks forward to meeting people through her work and is happy to share her stories with the community.
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Die Palani-Berge (engl. Palni Hills oder Palani Hills, Tamil: ) sind ein Gebirge im südindischen Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu. Die Palani-Berge bilden einen östlichen Ausläufer der Westghats. Der Name des Gebiets leitet sich von der Tempelstadt Palani ab, die nördlich des Gebirgszuges liegt.

Geografie
Die Palani-Berge liegen im Westen Tamil Nadus und ragen vom Hauptkamm der Westghats nach Osten in die umliegende Tiefebene herein. Nördlich des Gebirges liegt die Region Kongu Nadu, ein flaches Plateau, im Südwesten brechen die Berge recht steil zum Kambam-Tal ab. Im Westen schließen sich die Anaimalai-Berge an.

Die Palani-Berge erstrecken sich über 70 km in Ost-West-Richtung, von Norden nach Süden sind es ca. 23 km; die Fläche beträgt über 2000 km². Der höchste Gipfel ist der Vandaravu (2553 m). Wie andere Gebirgszüge im südlichen Teil der Westghats bestehen die Palani-Berge aus präkambrischen Gneisen, Charnockiten und Schiefern und sind damit eines der ältesten Gebirge Indiens. Die Vegetation reicht von laubabwerfenden Trockenwäldern bis zu feucht-gemäßigten Zonen.

Die Palani-Berge gehören größtenteils zum Gebiet des Distrikts Dindigul. Die größte Stadt in den Bergen ist Kodaikanal.

Ökologie
Die Palani-Berge waren lange Jahre aufgrund ihrer relativ schlechten Zugänglichkeit ein Gebiet mit großer Biodiversität und das Rückzugsgebiet vieler Arten. Das hat sich in den letzten Jahren gewandelt. Das ausgedehnte Grasland der Hochebenen wurde durch Monokulturen ersetzt und es wurden schnell wachsende Baumarten eingeführt. Ein großes Problem stellt auch die enorme Zahl der Touristen und der dadurch verursachte Müll dar, insbesondere in der Gegend des Hauptortes Kodaikanal. Um diesen Prozessen entgegenzuwirken, wurde 1985 der Palni Hills Conservation Council gegründet. Auch gibt es den Vorschlag, einen Teil der Palali-Berge als Nationalpark oder Naturschutzgebiet auszuweisen.

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Gebirge in Asien
Gebirge in Indien
Geographie (Tamil Nadu)

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by The Boston Sun Staff • March 1, 2018 • 0 Comments
In the Feb. 22 edition of the Boston Sun, the story titled, "Rats Rule the Day: BBAC Allows Changes to Stem Rat Infestation in Back Alleyway" incorrectly stated that the application for 288 Commonwealth Ave., was approved entirely, but only the rooftop vents were approved and the extension of the pavers was denied by the Back Bay Architectural Commission.
STREET SWEEPING STARTS MARCH 1
The time has come to move the car.
Street Sweeping in the South End begins on March 1 for the year, meaning that one must pay attention to the signs or risk being towed. The City begins sweeping in the South End, North End and Beacon Hill every March 1. Other neighborhoods begin later in the spring.
WHISPERS OF A RACE FOR STATE REP SEAT
Talk has been heating up about a potential spirited race in the 9th Suffolk House seat, which is currently held by State Rep. Byron Rushing.
There have been no official names thrown in yet, but all signs point to what could be a very capable challenger mounting what could be a very competitive race for the seat.
Rep. Rushing has held the seat for many decades, and is now in the leadership of the House.
HUNTINGTON THEATRE USE RESTRICTION
The Boston City Council passed an order approving the City of Boston to accept the right to enforce a use restriction to ensure that the Huntington Theatre continues to be used as a theatre or similar cultural use for years to come, at the hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Councilor Kim Janey noted that it will protect the theatre for 100 years and add additional cultural space and a new accessible entrance to the theatre. The overall project will have 400 residential units along with retail and restaurant space.
The project will also include added cultural space and give donations to nearby parks and sidewalk improvements. The overall project, once built, will generate $2 million in property taxes for the city.
MASSPORT AIRPORT CAC UPDATE
The bill giving the South End a permanent seat on the Massport Community Advisory Council (CAC) has passed through the State House.
Rep. Aaron Michelwitz and his staff advise that the bill giving the South End a permanent seat on the Passport CAC move forward. It is now being considered by the State Senate.
The CAC is the body that advises Massport and the State on all matters related to Massport operations. With Senate passage and the Governor's signature, the South End will have a formal permanent voice on Logan airport operations.
CLOSURES ON MASS AVE BRIDGE
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that it will close Massachusetts Avenue north and southbound in the vicinity of the bridge over Commonwealth Ave. from 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, to 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The Commonwealth Avenue bypass under the bridge will also be closed to traffic.
The closure is necessary to allow crews to safely and effectively conduct preparation activities and remove asbestos material that is contained within the existing bridge structure and was not visible until construction began. This material is located within the structure and is only accessible while construction operations are ongoing. Appropriate containment measures that meet safety standards will be in place during the asbestos removal.
The approximately two-day closure in March also eliminates the need for daily closures between now and the full bridge replacement that is currently planned from 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15. Public meetings are planned in March and April, prior to the May four-day full bridge closure, and meeting notifications will be distributed to media outlets and the project email list.
SOME LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE TO 9-1-1
In what is often a frustration point for police and City service providers, many neighbors in the South End have arrived at the conclusion that there needs to be something besides 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 for reporting issues with homelessness and drug addiction.
"People in the South End are typically not going to call 9-1-1 for someone sitting on their stoop," said Andy Brand at a recent meeting of the Opiate Working Group. "The conventional knowledge is the South End won't call 9-1-1 unless someone is bleeding. The belief is that they won't come otherwise."
And to a person, that is the experience for almost all neighbors in the South End dealing with the effects of the opiate epidemic on their properties. More than a few Southenders, said Forum Moderator Steve Fox, have detailed their journeys with 9-1-1 and trying to get a response for people defecating on property, passed out on a stoop or any other such situation. He said more and more, the idea has become that the community wants to be able to call someone – most likely a Street Navigator – who will respond in real time.
While the 3-1-1 system is good for reporting City service issues, it doesn't do much to get rid of a person passed out on one's steps. Meanwhile, 9-1-1 seems to neighbors like overkill for something that isn't life nor death.
"There just needs to be something more," said Fox at a meeting as far back as December.
The issue is raised at nearly every Working Group.
Police representatives and City service providers implore residents, however, to call 9-1-1, even if it's a low-priority item.
However, there seems to be an impasse on the matter, and it is likely that the Working Group will come up with a recommendation at some point to institute a quality-of-life hotline for such issues.
GARDEN PLOTS AVAILABLE AT TITUS SPARROW
Titus Sparrow Park has community gardens available to neighborhood residents. The 15 public garden plots are assigned on a space-available basis only to those without a plot in any other public community garden. Gardens must be kept clean and in good condition. The annual fee is $30, to be sent by May 1 to: Friends of Titus Sparrow Park, 800 Boylston St, P.O. Box 990965, Boston, MA 02199.
Titus Sparrow Park garden coordinator is Angela Cirami ([email protected]).
A garden plot showing no evidence of being worked by May 15 may be forfeited and allocated to the next gardener on the waiting list.
Pets are not allowed in the gardens.
Gardens must be cleaned for winter by Oct. 30.
IN SEARCH OF DOCENTS
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is offering a free docent training program this spring for individuals who are interested in becoming Emerald Necklace Conservancy Docents.
Docents are volunteers trained to lead interpretive walking tours of the Back Bay Fens, Riverway, Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond for the general public and special interest groups. Docents also assist with visitor programming and lead or host activities at the Shattuck Visitor Center or on site in the Emerald Necklace parks.
The program is free and open to the public. No experience necessary. Those interested in the parks, history, landscape design, the environment or horticulture and enjoy interacting with the public and walking outdoors are encouraged to apply.
The training program will be held at the Shattuck Visitor Center at 125 The Fenway in Boston. A series of evening classes, on April 2, 4, 9, 16, 23 and 25 will be taught by Conservancy staff and guest instructors and cover topics such as park history and design, the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted and the ongoing work to restore and improve the parklands.
Applications are available online at www.emeraldnecklace.org.
WORKING SESSION ON SHORT TERM RENTALS
The Boston City Council will hold a second working session regarding an ordinance allowing short-term residential rentals in the City of Boston on Thursday, March 1, in the Piemonte Room, on the fifth floor of Boston City Hall at 1 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend.
FAMILY GAME DAY AT KING'S CHAPEL
On Saturday, March 3rd, from 2 – 4 p.m. you are invited to a community event at King's Chapel. We are hosting a family game day in our Parish House on 64 Beacon St. Families and neighbors are free to join us as we set out game boards, place our pieces, eat some snacks, and enjoy each other's company.
Our game day is a chance for all of us to put our screens aside and reconnect with those closest to us, maybe even connect with a few new friends. Join us for food, games, and fun, and don't forget to leave your screen behind!
WEAVE A SCARF AT DAHLIA GALLERY
Weave a scarf for a unique gift, or give the gift of this hands-on workshop to a special person in your life! In a four-hour session, Dahlia will guide you through making a gorgeous handwoven infinity scarf using colors and textures of your choosing. No previous experience required, and you'll go home with a wearable finished piece at the end of the session.
Space is limited to six people per session, so reserve early for your preferred date.
The class is $95 per person, and includes all materials and equipment, and refreshments. Call the studio to reserve your space at 617-527-4456. Upcoming dates available: Saturdays in March, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
LOVE YOUR BLOCK REGISTRATION
The 2018 Love Your Block Spring Cleanup registration will open March 1 and end April 27.
Scheduled for May 5 beginning at 9 a.m. across the city, the Love Your Block mission is to provide opportunities for all Bostonians to become civically involved in their community. This gives Bostonians a chance to volunteer their time maintaining and improving the city one block at a time.
Visit boston.gov to register your neighborhood.
SOUTH END DATES
The Chester Square Area Neighborhood Association will meet next Wednesday, March 7, at Hampton House at 155 Northampton St.
The South End Forum will meet for its quarterly gathering on Tuesday, March 6, at 6 p.m. in the South End Library. Moderator Steve Fox said it's a packed schedule, as usual.
FENWAY FUNCTIONS
English Conversation Café will take place at the Fenway Community Center at 1282 Boylston Street on Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Open to all levels, this class offers casual conversations in English with native speakers. Light refreshments provided. Free.
The Fenway Family Coalition will hold Kid Zone on Saturday, March 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Fenway Community Center. Free, fun, and kid-friendly activities.
FENWAY COMMUNITY BENEFITS
In September of 2013 the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Board, now the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), approved the Fenway Park Demonstration Project. This action resulted in the granting of easement rights on Yawkey Way to the Boston Red Sox for game days as well as air rights over Lansdowne Street to accommodate the Green Monster seats.
As part of the Fenway Park Demonstration Project, the Red Sox agreed to contribute $1 million over 10 years to be used towards beautification efforts in the Fenway neighborhood.
Up to $100,000 will be available in this year's round of funding. Applications are due March 6, and can be found at bostonplans.org.
BACK BAY HAPPENINGS
Licensing and Building Use Committee for Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB), is meeting on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Lenox Hotel.
The NABB Architecture meeting will take place Tuesday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. 424 Beacon St. at the New England College of Optometry.
Join NABB members for a performance of "Into the Woods" at the Berklee Performance Center located at 136 Massachusetts Ave. on March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at nabbonline.com.
MASSPORT AIRPLANE NOISE COMPLAINT LINE
Residents who are being disturbed by airplane noise are encouraged to call the MassPort Noise Hotline 24 hours a day. The phone number is (617) 561-3333.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
The Ward 5 Democratic Committee, which covers precincts in Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Fenway, Bay Village, Chinatown, the South End, and the West End, will be hosting its 2018 caucus to elect delegates to vote on statewide candidates at the June 2, Mass. Democratic Party convention in Worcester. The caucus will be held on Saturday, March 3, at 10 a.m. in the Guild Room of Old South Church (645 Boylston St., Boston). Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. All registered Democrats living in Ward 5 are eligible to participate, as is any Ward 5 resident interested in newly registering as a Democrat that day. Please e-mail [email protected] with any questions.
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TWO SIDES TO A STORY: FACTS AND UNSUBSTANTIATED OPINIONS
I didn't start it, but I did finish it.
My wife and I took an early morning shuttle to the Minneapolis airport after our annual weeklong trip into the Boundary Waters. Coming out of the woods after a trip requires readjusting to a lot of people and noise. We had been been in a world where nature ruled. It is not inherently dangerous in the woods, if one can read the weather, understand animal behavior, and constantly observe the surroundings. There isn't any right or wrong out there, only consequences. We'd do well to heed that aphorism in nature today.
The other passenger was a woman from California's central valley, who began a conversation with the shuttle driver about the drought. The conversation soon devolved to the smelt, a fish that had been protected for years, but whose protection now cost sending water to farms.
After hearing "tree huggers", I then heard her say "people have priority over fish." The fish had been protected by people, so I wasn't following her reasoning. The fish doesn't have a choice but to live in water; people have the choice to control their numbers and use water properly, especially in dry areas, like the central valley. Nature doesn't tell us to control population or water use, but there are consequences if we don't. The lady then referred to herself as "an environmentalist."
I was beginning to seethe but held my tongue, as we would soon disembark. My wife, however, who usually stays quiet, commented, "Some of us back here feel differently." Her words ignited me.
"Perhaps if California had a better system to allocate water and acted a lot earlier, this wouldn't be a problem," I began. "Perhaps we shouldn't try to grow certain crops in places where the rainfall is capricious. If Fresno used the same water per capita as Phoenix, 3/4 million acre feet would be saved annually. Half the houses in Sacramento don't have water meters." I had a dozen more things I wanted to say, including rainwater harvesting, fixing leaks, not brushing teeth with the faucet running, and 90-second showers, but we were at the airport.
"There are two sides to every story, I guess," the woman replied.
"Yes," I shot back. "Facts and unsubstantiated opinions."
That ended the discussion.
I don't bring up controversial topics in places like airport shuttles. But if they are mentioned, I may add my two cents' worth. What annoys me about the "two sides to every story" argument is many assume both sides are telling the truth. They aren't. We have become a society where everybody's say is equal to everybody else's, and if Fox News wants to lie, it can, without consequences. In 2014, we still allow equal time to those who believe the Earth is 10,000 years old, or that the highest carbon dioxide levels in humanity's history have no consequences. A large percentage of Americans feel there is no climate crisis, because enough doubt is interjected by the other side, especially by those who are good looking, sound sincere, misuse statistics, or just yell and bully— all are effective—to make their case. We shouldn't be debating evolution or the climate in 2014; animals are already evolving—or going extinct—because of us. We should be trying to develop workable solutions to major problems.
I am disturbed by those with influence—I will use Sen. John McCain, for example—who violate their duty to use such influence wisely. Mr. McCain has said many things I have disagreed with during the two decades I was his constituent. His coming to my new state, Oregon, to campaign against a sitting Senator, once considered unethical by the Senate, bothered me.
What McCain said would have been laughable if so many people didn't believe it. He said that challenger Dr. Monica Wehby would be the "go-to" person to fix the VA System, since she had experience with the VA.
Mr. McCain voiced unsubstantiated opinions. Here are facts: Dr. Wehby is a pediatric neurosurgeon who had some of her training at the VA, like every other doctor, including me. How many pediatric patients are at the VA? None, unless we are conscripting kids for our several wars. I too, trained at the VA, both as a medical student and as a neurology resident. I saw patients. I did not know anything about running the system, and in my unsubstantiated opinion neither did Dr. Wehby. Fact: nobody with whom I trained had that experience. Fact: Dr. Wehby has had two restraining orders placed on her by men. That doesn't disqualify her from the Senate, but at at time when we are polarized, her presence isn't likely to help. That's an opinion from one who studied psychiatry (a fact), along with an opinion that two restraining orders suggests an individual has serious anger issues. It is possible to be a good neurosurgeon yet a poor senator. Opinion.
Fact: Dr. Wehby is a physician running for the Senate. Her medical training actually makes her less likely than the average physician to deal with health care finance, because she is highly specialized and less exposed to insurance issues than the average FP. Fact.
I remember the last well-known physician-senator, Dr. Bill Frist, who also campaigned against Sen. Tom Daschle in South Dakota. Frist had the absolute gall to say that Terri Schiavo was clearly conscious, on the basis of a video, because she laughed, when the late Ms. Schiavo was in a persistent vegetative state, a fact, where automatic smiling may occur, like in babies. Fact: The American Academy of Neurology filed an amicus curiae brief with the Florida court, and Ms. Schiavo's brain at autopsy weighed 600 gm, the least in an adult I ever saw as a neurologist. Fact: I saw many brains at autopsy and cut brains to teach anatomy to the nursing staff at the hospital where I practiced. Fact: Congress was called back for an emergency session in March 2005 to block Mr. Schiavo's wishes to stop support. Fact: some physician-legislators who were not neurologists weighed in with opinions without ever examining Ms. Schiavo. Fact: I was a fellow of the AAN who had dealt with many vegetative cases in my career and supported the ethicists in the AAN who did examine Ms. Schiavo.
Yes, there are two sides to every story, but they are usually not equal. We aren't tossing a coin here, with a 50% probability of heads; we are dealing with the smelt, fresh water allocation, the climate, who runs the country, war, Ebola, overpopulation, the Earth's age, and resource degradation. We should be using science, models, and probabilities. The probability that the Earth is older than 10,000 tropical years is 1. The confidence we have that manmade climate change is occurring is over 95%. Fact. California cannot continue to use water the way it once did. Fact. Unsubstantiated opinion: America needs decisions made less by charisma and screaming and more by science and careful deliberation.
Fact: Soon.
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You Can Soon Make Restaurant Reservations on Facebook
By Lauren Indvik 2013-08-12 18:12:37 UTC
The next time you visit a restaurant's Facebook page on your mobile phone, you'll be able to do more than browse photos and posts: You'll also be able to book a table for four.
The feature is part of a new integration with OpenTable, which allows you to make online reservations at about 20,000 U.S. dining establishments. Beginning later this week, the booking service be available on Facebook's mobile site and newly updated apps for iOS and Android (see below screenshot, left). A Facebook spokesperson says the company plans to gauge use and performance before rolling it out to other platforms, like the desktop.
SEE ALSO: Facebook: Here's How Your News Feed Works
Since the launch is taking place on mobile, there are some device-specific advantages: Namely, the ability to use Facebook's "Nearby Places" function to find restaurants in your immediate proximity.
Facebook says its integration is far more seamless than with OpenTable's other partners, like Yelp and Google Maps, which require you to open a browser window to complete a booking. All reservations can be made without leaving the Facebook app. In fact, you don't even need to register with OpenTable to make a reservation.
Reservations will not generate any posts in your News Feed, nor will you be able to share a reservation with friends.
Also going out with the Facebook mobile update is a new feature called "Airings on TV." Facebook has partnered with Rovi so that viewing information — channel, airing time, etc. — will automatically show up on the Facebook pages of TV shows and movies (see above screenshot, right).
A Facebook spokesperson says it's all about making pages "more useful and actionable for people" — and indeed that's exactly what Facebook is doing. Existing OpenTable members will no doubt find it easier to make reservations through the OpenTable app, which offers better search functionality across neighborhoods and cuisines, but it's certainly a welcome improvement for Facebook users. Useful, too, is the viewing information for TV shows and movies.
Image: Flickr, Unique Hotels Group and Facebook
Topics: Facebook, OpenTable, Social Media, Startups


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This is a list of characters in Bewitched, an American fantasy television sitcom which aired from 1964 to 1972.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Cast notes:

Main characters

Samantha Stephens
Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a witch and the show's protagonist. She is married to a mortal named Darrin Stephens and has two  children by him. The daughter, Tabitha is magical. The son, Adam, is magical as well, as demonstrated in "Adam, Warlock or Washout" (Season 8, Episode 14). Samantha often has difficulty adjusting to mortal life, even though she is trying to give up using her powers. She is perhaps the most sensible character in the show; she enjoys her mother's company and is able to take her jabs at mortal life with ease. She is optimistic and treats everyone with respect, be they magical creatures, powerful witches and warlocks, or ordinary people.

Darrin Stephens
Darrin Stephens, son of Frank and Phyllis Stephens, (originally Dick York, seasons 1–5; later Dick Sargent, seasons 6–8) is a mortal married to Samantha. He did not know she was a witch until she told him after they got married, and tries to dissuade her from using witchcraft as much as possible, preferring to live an ordinary, mortal life. He works as a Vice President/Account Executive at the McMann & Tate Advertising agency. Dick York was unable to continue his role as Darrin because of a severe back condition, the result of an accident during the filming of They Came to Cordura in 1959. Starting during the third season, York's disability caused ongoing shooting delays and script rewrites. After collapsing while filming the episode Daddy Does His Thing and being rushed to the hospital in January 1969, York left the show. Dick Sargent was cast for the role that same month, and went on to play Darrin in the sixth through eighth seasons.

Endora

Endora (Agnes Moorehead) is Samantha's mother and Darrin's chief antagonist in the series. Like all witches, she never reveals her surname, indicating to Darrin that he would be unable to pronounce it. However the name she uses may be related to the Biblical Witch of Endor.  Endora finds mortals dull and disapproves of Darrin, as do many of Samantha's relatives. Endora refuses even to speak Darrin's name correctly, alternately calling him "Derwood", "What's-his-name", "Darwin", "Dum-Dum", etc., all much to his annoyance. She refers to him as "Darrin" only eight times during the entire series. Endora's ploys to provoke a breakup always fail, as Samantha's and Darrin's love overcomes every obstacle. Even though Endora casts countless farcical spells on Darrin, she never attempts to destroy him outright. During the first season, Endora threatens her warlock husband Maurice, after he destroys Darrin, saying that she will not have a human being on her conscience. It was one of the few times when Endora went out of her way to protect Darrin from Maurice (see episode 1–10). Endora once let Maurice kiss her. But when she realizes that, after he has kissed her and disappeared, she has contracted an illness which leaves her unable to use her powers, she is furious—until Maurice returns to gives her an antidote, and take her to "the place we used to go to on the Milky Way" to have dinner. As the series continued, Endora and Maurice's hostility to Darrin mellows to a grudging tolerance.

She  doesn't get along with Darrin's mother, Phyllis Stephens, because she gets along too well with Phyllis' husband, Frank. But they are civil to one another in what Samantha calls "killing one another with kindness". Endora does dote on her grandchildren, Tabitha and Adam; they call her "Grandmama".

Numerous references imply that Endora is hundreds of years old.   It is noted at one point (see episode 8–2) that she was "not even born yet" in the 16th century, as an explanation for why her witchcraft didn't work when she went back to the time of Henry VIII; however, a few episodes later (see episode 8–6) she states that she was there when the cornerstone was laid at the Louvre 900 years previously.  (As witches are capable of time travel, however, this is not necessarily a continuity error.)

Larry Tate

Larry Tate (David White) is Darrin's profit-obsessed boss and friend. Tate is a regular character. Tate's opinions turn on a dime to appease a client in an attempt to land a deal. However, there are three episodes that show evidence that Larry has deep feelings as well as having a sense of integrity. In the first season installment, "And Something Makes Three", Larry realizes he is to become a father for the first time and is almost overcome with joyful emotion. In the second-season episode, "The Magic Cabin", he sells his run-down cabin to a newlywed couple for only the price of its down payment, one fifth of his original asking price, to which they had agreed.  In the seventh season Christmas episode "Sisters at Heart", Larry turns down work from a potential important client when he realizes the client is a racist.

Supporting characters

Louise Tate
Louise Tate (Irene Vernon, and, after Vernon's departure from the show, Kasey Rogers) is Larry's wife and Samantha's closest mortal friend. Louise Tate was played by Irene Vernon during the first two seasons and then replaced by Kasey Rogers, who wore a short black wig to appear similar to Vernon. According to Rogers,
Bill Asher noticed her tugging at the wig and asked why she was wearing it. She laughed and said, "because you told me to." He replied, "Why don't you take it off?" and she did, playing Louise with red hair for the show's final three seasons.

Gladys Kravitz

Gladys Kravitz (née Gruber) (Alice Pearce, Sandra Gould after Pearce's death) is Samantha and Darrin's nosy neighbor who lives across the street. She often witnesses incidents of witchcraft, but never can convince her husband Abner of what she saw. The Alice Pearce version of Gladys Kravitz was nosy and confused, but generally good-hearted and was often friends with the Stephenses. The Sandra Gould version was more mean-spirited and very much an antagonist to the Stephenses.

Despite being a secondary character, the name "Gladys Kravitz" has gained wide societal use as a synonym for an annoying busybody.

Abner Kravitz
Abner Kravitz (George Tobias) is Gladys's retired husband. He doesn't believe the stories his wife tells about Samantha being a witch. By the time she gets him to come to the window to see some magic she has just witnessed, it is all over. His sister, Harriet (Mary Grace Canfield), stayed with him once while Gladys was out of town (around the time Alice Pearce died). Harriet also witnessed some behavior that caused her to share her sister-in-law's opinion of their neighbors. Abner again disagreed just as he always did with his wife. The Kravitzes did not appear in the final season (Season 8), but they were referenced.

Aunt Clara

Aunt Clara (Marion Lorne) is the only one of Samantha's relatives who had a truly good relationship with Darrin. She is Samantha's bumbling, elderly, and absent-minded but lovable aunt. The well-meaning Aunt Clara's spells usually backfire, and her entrances and exits are often a grand fumble, such as entering via a chimney or colliding with a wall. She has a collection of over 3,000 doorknobs (inspired by Lorne's real-life collection). Rather than recast the role after Marion Lorne died at the end of the fourth season, she was replaced in season six with Samantha's bumbling new housekeeper Esmeralda.

Tabitha Stephens
Tabitha Stephens (Erin Murphy) (spelled Tabatha in production credits until season 5) is the older child of Samantha and Darrin. She is born in season 2. She has supernatural powers. Tabitha Stephens' birth in the season 2 episode "And Then There Were Three" featured infant Cynthia Black in the role. For the remainder of the season, Tabitha was played by twins Heidi and Laura Gentry, followed by twins Tamar and Julie Young. Fraternal twin toddlers Diane Murphy and Erin Murphy were cast for the role at the beginning of season 3. In time, they began to look less alike, so Diane was dropped during season 4. Diane made several guest appearances in other roles, and filled in as Tabitha one last time in season 5's "Samantha Fights City Hall", because Erin had the mumps. The character was the focus of a spin-off series, Tabitha, initially played by Liberty Williams in the 1976 pilot and by Lisa Hartman in the short-lived 1977 series. Despite airing only five years after the end of the original series, and being set in the 1970s as were the final seasons of Bewitched, Tabitha is depicted as a 20-something college graduate in the spin-off.

Adam Stephens
Adam Stephens (David Lawrence) is the younger child of Samantha and Darrin. Just like his mother and older sister, he has supernatural powers. In the Tabitha TV show pilot, he is played by Bruce Kimmel and he also possessed warlock powers and a mischievous nature, but in the series itself, he was played by David Ankrum, and was often the disapproving mortal figure of the family, much like their father, Darrin was.  Despite his entreaties to his sister to not use her powers, and his dismay when their Aunt Minerva (Karen Morrow) encouraged her to use them, he really does love his sister very much. A continuity error switched the birth order of Tabitha and Adam (in Bewitched, Tabitha is older and Adam is younger; in Tabitha, Adam is older and Tabitha is younger).

Serena
Serena (Elizabeth Montgomery) is Samantha's cousin on Maurice's side. Serena is egocentric and looks like Samantha (except for a tattoo under her left eye. The tattoo changes from one episode to another, often referencing the theme of the episode). Also played by Montgomery, Serena is credited as "Pandora Spocks" (a spin on the phrase "Pandora's box") in many of her appearances from 1969 to 1971. Serena is first seen in episode, #54, "And Then There Were Three". Serena is the antithesis of Samantha, in most episodes sporting a beauty mark on her cheek, raven-black cropped hair and mod mini-skirts. Ever mischievous, irresponsible, and somewhat bawdy, Serena often flirts with Larry Tate (calling the white-haired Tate "Cotton-Top") just for sport. She occasionally dates mortals, and has been known to flirt with Darrin, while pretending to be Samantha. Despite her conduct and frequent co-plotting with Endora, Serena has been known to assist Samantha and Darrin, although she finds them "both a bit square".

Uncle Arthur

Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde), Endora's prank-loving brother, makes several appearances. Despite many practical jokes at Darrin's expense, Uncle Arthur has a less antagonistic relationship with him than Endora. In one episode, both Serena and Uncle Arthur go head-to-head with the Witches Council to support the Stephenses' union, only to have their own powers suspended. Samantha is clearly very fond of her uncle, and vice versa.

Dr. Bombay
Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) is a witch doctor and womanizer, almost always accompanied by a buxom assistant in a nurse's outfit. He constantly cracks stale jokes. A strange occurrence or condition caused by a supernatural illness is occasionally used as a plot device, and his assistance is often sought. He could be summoned by the phrase: "Calling Dr. Bombay, calling Dr. Bombay. Emergency, come right away." His first name, Hubert, was revealed in the final episode of the spinoff series Tabitha where he marries his mortal nurse.

Esmeralda
Esmeralda (Alice Ghostley) is the Stephenses' anxiety-ridden and magically inept "Yoo-Hoo" maid. She is prone to uncontrolled bursts of magic (especially when she sneezes) and becomes invisible when she's nervous. Like Clara, her magic is unpredictable but, because her powers are weak, the manifestations usually fade away in time. Esmeralda was introduced in 1969 after Lorne's death. Ghostley stated that she did not consider her character as a replacement for Clara.

Phyllis Stephens
Phyllis Stephens (Mabel Albertson) is Darrin's straight-laced mother who visits occasionally but never learns of Samantha's supernatural powers. Phyllis makes inopportune surprise visits (which often cause Samantha to use magic to clean up the house quickly). Phyllis often becomes discombobulated and complains of "a sick headache" after accidentally witnessing something inexplicable. She and Endora do not get along, as Endora often displays contempt for her mortal counterpart. Phyllis also once thought her husband was having an affair with Endora, which did not help relations between the two. They are civil to one another in what Samantha refers to as "killing each other with kindness".

Frank Stephens
Frank Stephens (Robert F. Simon, Roy Roberts) is Darrin's laid-back father. He loves musicals and operas and once, during the first season, he and Endora go together to a musical, from which he doesn't come back that night. He and his wife, Phyllis, get near to a divorce, until Samantha and Endora use their magic to bring them back together.

Maurice
Maurice (Maurice Evans) is Samantha's father, an urbane thespian, and the only warlock in the House of Lords. Insisting that his name is pronounced "Maw-REESE", he bristles with indignation at hearing it pronounced "Morris" (whereas actor Maurice Evans' real attitude was the exact opposite). He often embellishes his entrances and exits with strained Shakespearean verse. Bewitched is unique for pre-1970s sitcoms in that it portrays Endora and Maurice in, as Maurice describes to his private secretary, "an informal marriage". Maurice once introduces Endora as "her (Samantha's) mother", and Endora twice threatens, if she doesn't get what she wants, to "move back in" with Maurice, a prospect that terrifies him. In the episode "Samantha's Good News", Endora threatens to file for an "ectoplasmic interlocutory" (i.e. "divorce"), only to wrangle Maurice's affection. He is also a member of the Warlock's Club in London. Maurice refers to Darrin with incorrect names (like Endora), including "Duncan" and "Dustbin", with Endora going so far as to "correct" him, saying "that's Durwood". Once in the series he kisses Endora, and after takes her to "the little place, we used to go to on the Milky Way" (episode: "A Plague on Maurice and Samantha"). Like Endora, he dotes on his grandchildren, Tabitha and Adam, who are allowed to call him "Grandpapa".

Aunt Enchantra, Aunt Hagatha, Aunt Grimalda and other family members
Apart from those members of Samantha's family who made up some of the supporting characters on the show (parents Endora and Maurice, Aunt Clara, Cousin Serena and Uncle Arthur), the vast majority of the  members of her extended family (Cousin Panda, Cousin Lucretia, Great-Uncle Lorenzo, et al.) were mentioned in passing or in cursory lists of relatives rather than actually appearing on the show.  Aunt Hagatha was frequently mentioned as a back-up babysitter for Tabitha when Endora or Aunt Clara were not available, whereas Enchantra was mentioned now and again when Samantha rattled off a litany of other witch-relatives.  Aunt Hagatha and Aunt Enchantra, seemingly maternal aunts (or possibly great-aunts) given their familiar interactions with Endora and more formal ones with Maurice, made a limited number of actual appearances on the show.  Hagatha made several solo appearances (as a baby-sitter), but often appeared along with Enchantra, the two of them and Endora making up a coven to conduct official witch business including putting Aunt Clara on trial for her foul-ups and declining abilities and testing Tabitha's magical potential.  The two aunts arrived in a supernatural, antique car called "Macbeth" that passed through walls into the Stephenses' living room (sometimes driven by Rasputin, other times operating without a chauffeur).  Hagatha, viewers learned in the episode regarding Tabitha, ran a school for the training of young witches, a school that Samantha attended  as a girl.  When Adam's powers were tested by Hagatha, Enchantra was absent and, instead, she arrived with Grimalda, presumably another maternal aunt or great-aunt.  Like many minor characters on the show, Hagatha and Enchantra were portrayed by different actresses over the course of the series.  Enchantra was played by three women (Estelle Winwood, Ottola Nesmith and Diana Chesney), whereas six women had the role of Hagatha (Reta Shaw, Nancy Andrews, Doreen McLean, Kay Elliot, Diana Chesney, and Ysabel MacCloskey.  Note that Diana Chesney played both Hagatha and Enchantra in different episodes.  Shaw also appeared as Bertha, inconsistently portrayed as yet another aunt or, perhaps, a long-time family friend).  Actress Maryesther Denver was Aunt Grimalda for the character's single appearance.

Apothecary
An witches' apothecary named Postlethwaite ("Postlethwaite's Potent Potions") (Bernie Kopell) is an amorous old warlock from whom help for supernatural illnesses is occasionally sought. He appears in four episodes.

Betty
Betty, the secretary at McMann and Tate, was played by various actresses, including Jill Foster (ten appearances) and Marcia Wallace.

Sheila Sommers
Sheila Sommers (Nancy Kovack) is Darrin's wealthy former fiancée and Samantha's nemesis. She appeared three times in the series: in the pilot episode ("I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha"), and in "Snob in the Grass", where she tries to seduce Darrin, only to be publicly humiliated by Samantha's witchcraft. She also appeared in the 1968 episode "If They Never Met".
Nancy Kovack also appears as the character Clio Vanita, Darrins beautiful and flirtatious female client from Italy in the two-part episode "Cousin Serena Strikes Again".

Howard McMann
Howard McMann (Roland Winters, Leon Ames) is Larry Tate's business partner, and appears only twice during the series, in "Man of the Year" and "What Makes Darrin Run".

Charlie Leach
Charlie Leach (Robert Strauss) is a conniving private investigator who attempts to blackmail Samantha, with disastrous results, in "Follow that Witch" and "Catnapped". In the former episode, he was working for a client of Darrin's who was considering hiring the advertising firm.  In the latter episode, he caught Samantha using her powers. The Leaches were the reverse of the Kravitzes with Charlie convinced that Samantha was a witch, while his wife, Charmaine (Virginia Martin) was convinced that her husband was crazy. However, unlike the Kravitzes, Charlie used blackmail to get Samantha to give him what he wants, but it always backfired when Samantha used her powers to defeat him. After "Catnapped", despite Charlie's vow to return, he and Charmaine were never seen or spoken of again.

Other historical and fictional characters
Thanks to witchcraft, a number of interesting characters were seen, including Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Pierce, George and Martha Washington, Paul Revere, Sigmund Freud, Julius Caesar, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon, King Henry VIII, Cleopatra, Bonanno Pisano, Santa Claus, Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk, Mother Goose, The Artful Dodger, Hansel and Gretel, The Tooth Fairy, the Loch Ness Monster, a leprechaun, Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, Willie Mays (playing himself), and Boyce and Hart (playing themselves), Wood Nymph

References

Bewitched
Bewitched


This rather strange but very moving collection of four stories is centred round the iconic Mount Fuji. In each story the central character seems somehow damaged and alone, struggling to work out who they are and why they feel what they feel. This makes it sound like a very depressing read but somehow it's not – on the contrary, I was left feeling, without quite understanding why, that the overall message of the book is one of hope and inspiration.
There is a spiritual feel to the book; these characters are seeking something that will enable them to explain themselves to themselves and their searches take them in strange and surprising directions. 'Blue Summit' tells of an ex-cult member now working in a convenience store and learning how to live outside the cult. 'Sea of Trees' is a disturbing tale of three boys confronting death while spending a night in the woods of Mount Fuji. 'Jamilla' is a compulsive hoarder and this is the tale of the social worker detailed to clear her house. And lastly, in 'Child of Night' a walk up the mountain becomes a journey of self-discovery for a nurse who is struggling with the ethics of her job.
There is a strange passivity about some of the characters, (something I've noticed in other Japanese novels, so perhaps it's a cultural trait), but also a strong feeling of the possibility of spiritual rebirth or redemption. I'm not at all sure that I fully understood the book (as may be obvious from this review!) but I found it compelling and thought provoking, and although it saddened and even disturbed me in places, I felt oddly uplifted in the end.
The translation is done very well although, as is often the case, with a very American English slant. However, it seemed to me that the translator kept the voices consistent and it felt as if the overall tone was probably a very good representation of the original. The individual stories are interesting in themselves and they aren't linked by anything other than the appearance of Mount Fuji but this is very definitely a collection that builds together so that the sum is far greater than the parts. Highly recommended.
Oh, that does sound like the sort of collection that, for lack of a better way to put it, takes hold of one. And it sounds like a set of four very different stories too. Interesting… I'm glad you thought it was memorable and I know just what you mean about not being sure exactly why. Thanks for the well-done review.


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